Race and the Invisible Hand
Race and the Invisible Hand Racism is a social dilemma that has been dealt a frequent occurrence in the history of mankind. People have experienced different forms of racism and depending on what part of the world you lived in, many wars have been fought different ethnic and racial group. The term racism has been over used so much so that it does no longer have a significant definition. The meaning varies depending on who is being asked what racism is. According to the book, "Institutional Racism in America," however, racism is a broad term.
“Discrimination, segregation, harassment intimidation and other acts are what is deemed illegal in America, the authors note. When these acts are practiced on groups because of their race, sex, age, and perhaps sexual orientation it then in turn becomes sexism, or racial segregation, or age discrimination, et cetera” (Mason).
Racism has an economic, political and health factor, as many leaders in the world as well as average citizen’s use race as a motivating factor to make decisions. Presently, a countless number of people whose social imagination has been obscured like to believe that racism is so ambiguous in the post-civil rights generation that indubitably it ceases to stand. Royster Deidre’s book which is titled “Race and the Invisible Hand: How White Networks Exclude Black Men from Blue-Collar Job” falsifies this understanding and gives American racism a palpable image. Royster, a professor of sociology at the College of William and Mary, came to an agreement to carry on her own scientific study matter of fact after observing the apparent predicament of many Black men she had grown up with who have experienced racism. Seeing that so many who had trained for blue- collar professions were either underemployed or totally unable to find work, she set about to figure out why (Williams). In this case study, Dr. Royster Deidre interviews 25 white men and 25 black men to see how they were all faring in the working field.
“Discrimination, segregation, harassment intimidation and other acts are what is deemed illegal in America, the authors note. When these acts are practiced on groups because of their race, sex, age, and perhaps sexual orientation it then in turn becomes sexism, or racial segregation, or age discrimination, et cetera” (Mason).
Racism has an economic, political and health factor, as many leaders in the world as well as average citizen’s use race as a motivating factor to make decisions. Presently, a countless number of people whose social imagination has been obscured like to believe that racism is so ambiguous in the post-civil rights generation that indubitably it ceases to stand. Royster Deidre’s book which is titled “Race and the Invisible Hand: How White Networks Exclude Black Men from Blue-Collar Job” falsifies this understanding and gives American racism a palpable image. Royster, a professor of sociology at the College of William and Mary, came to an agreement to carry on her own scientific study matter of fact after observing the apparent predicament of many Black men she had grown up with who have experienced racism. Seeing that so many who had trained for blue- collar professions were either underemployed or totally unable to find work, she set about to figure out why (Williams). In this case study, Dr. Royster Deidre interviews 25 white men and 25 black men to see how they were all faring in the working field.
Cited: Mason, Winslow. "Temple Course Fuels Debate on the Definition of Racism." Philadelphia Tribune: 1A. Ethnic NewsWatch.Sep 17 1993. Web. 14 Feb. 2012 . Royster, Deirdre. Race and the invisible hand. Berkeley: University of California, 2003. Williams, Kam. "Race and the Invisible Hand: How White Networks Exclude Black Men from Blue-Collar Jobs." Afro - American: B3. Ethnic NewsWatch. Jan 23 2004. Web. 14 Feb. 2012